The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-29
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Annual Meeting of the Order at
Minneapolis, MINI.
Summary of the Proceedings of the
General Assembly-Many Questions
of Importance Discussed and
Resolutions Considered.
WCHKING-MEN IN COUNCIL.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct l7.-In the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the Knights of Labor Sat
1rday the two factions in the Executive
Board spent the day in wrangling Barry
ana Bailey, the minority, oppose the admin
lstfatlon OF the order as run by Mr. Powder
y, and 1T Is the determination Of the ma
lorlCy to GUST them from the board. A paper
was put in circulation which pledged the
slgnefs, III the event Of the administration
carrying the day, to attend conference to
Je called some time next month, This is
understood to presage a split in the order.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct 1S-The trouble
over the 1nharmonious Executive Board of
the knights of Labor General Assembly was
settled, at leas temporarily, yesterday by
the vote of the assembly, leaving the officers
rs they are. 1t is understood, however.
that this is coupled With demand for the
designations of Messrs. Barry and Bailey, of
the beard. During the session yesterday Mr..
Bailey charged Secretary John w.
Hayes with being a political schemer
and Wirc-pul!er and nisappropriat:ng
funds of the order; charged Mr. Pow
derry with having employed Tom
O'Reilly, of New York, to work in the in
terest of the Catholic church at the expense
OF the order and with sending money to
Rome to conciliate the Pope toward the
knights OF Labor organizations, and said if
the scheme to Dust Mr.. Barry and himself
succeeded they, with their friends, would
leave the assembly. All the charges made
by Mr: Bailey were refuted by members of
the Executive Board.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 19.-The General
Assembly Knights of Labor met in execu-
tive session at a" III. yesterday. A resolu-
ton that the general secretary be empow-
cred to employ or discharge employees in
the general office for cause was defeated
The plan Of establishing q department of
womans' work was adopted. A resolution
to strike out temporarily tending
bar" from among the disqualifcations
for membership was lost by q
vote CT 80 to 26 Amendments were
adopted providing that members in az
rears Six months be dropped from the rolls,
and making the maintenance Of an assist
ance fund optional instead of compulsory.
1t was resolved to boycott two INDIANAPOLIS
papers, the JcnrHG and the Sentinel, for
having discharged all employees connected
with the Knights of Labor and Typograph-
ical Union, and refusing to take them back
when requested
MINSEApoIIs, Mimi. Oct 2O.-The General
Assembly OF the Knights Of Labor remained
In session all yesterday, taking final adj
journment 1T . O'clock. Reports were
adopted providing that the maintenance of
cooperative fund be made optional with
local assemblies; that the general Executive
Board shall have nothing to do with strikes
unless called upon to Interfere; that Knights
OF Labor in parade shall carry nothing but
tac State OF National colors; sustaining
the rule prohibiting the sale of liq-
nor at cnics, and recommending
economy for the coming year. The feeling
among the delegates is that the general re-
suits OF the present session are most graft
flying. Eli: Powderly said: "In nutshell, !
b2ink the legislation passed at the present
session will be greatly beneficial to the or
g&nization. good many important
changes in the constitution have been made.
The poorer features have been abolished,
and the amendments adopted will, think,
in the end prove to be just what was need
ed" The invitation from Indianapolis was
accepted, and the convention will be held
in that city next year.